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(No Model.)

P. MOTLEY.

Faucet.

No. 232,291. Patented Sept.-14,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATRICK MOTLEY, OF GIItAItDVILLE,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOE OF ONE- HALF OF IIIS RIGHT TO JOHN MURRY, OF SAME PLACE.

FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,291, dated September 14, 1880.

Application filed April i12, 1880.

To alt whom it may concern Be it known that I, PATRICK MorLEY, a citizen ofthe United States, resident at Girardville, in the county of Schuylkill and State of' Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention consists in the peculiar construction aud arrangement of the several parts hereinafter described, and specitically pointed out in the claim.

Inthe drawings, Figure l is a side eleva-- tion, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, of a faucet constructed according to my invention.

a is the main plug, having the thread a on the periphery of' its inner end, which is inserted into the cask, and on the periphery of' its opposite or outer end the thread a2, onto which is screwed a removable cap, b. The plug has formed through it the central bore, a3, which bore at its outer end is enlarged so as to form a socket, a4, into which is put a packing-rin g, c.

d is a compressing ring or sleeve, one end of which ts snugly into the socket a4, while its opposite end is provided with a wide flanged head or rim, d', against which the cap b will bear. The openin g through the sleeve d is of' the same diameter as the opening a3 in the plug a. The head d is made smooth, so that the cap b will slide thereon without giving a rotary motion to the sleeve. The inner f'acc of the end of the cap is also made so that it fits snugly against the end or head d', and gives steadiness to the movements of the sleeve into the socket c, and presses equally on all parts ofthe packing c.

e is a sliding hollow pipe which passes through the central bore, a3, and through the sleeve d and the opening in the outer end of' the cap b, as shown, and it is surrounded by the packing c in the socket a4.

The sliding stem or pipe c is provided with (No model.)

a shoulder, b', and with an orifice, c2, which are arranged relatively to each other a little wider apart than the length of' the plug and its cap, so that when the shoulder is pressed against the cap b the orifice will be just outside of' the inner end of the plug and open, as shown in Fig. 2. The stem is extended i11- ward beyond the orifice c a length equal to about the distance between the inner and outer ends of the plug a, and it is provided with a set-nut, c3, which prevents the orifice e2 from being drawn entirely through the plug and beyond the outer end ofthe socket a4. The nut may be turned outward or inward, as may be desired7 to increase or diminish the distance between it and the orifice e2. By this arrangement of shoulder b', orifice c2, and nut e3 an efticient working device is provided. The nut is set so that when it is drawn against the inner end of the plug the orifice will be drawn into the packing. The packing, being slightly elastic, will project slightly into and more perfectl y close the orifice.

When from long use or other cause the ring c becomes injured in those parts which rest immediately over the orifice, the length of' the portion or end e5 may be changed by resetting the nut e3, and the orifice thus be brought in contact with other portions of said ring. The orifice can be thrown opposite the outer end of the socket a4, or opposite the inner end thereof, by a proper adjustment of the nut e3.

On the outer end of the pipe there is provided a shoulder, e4, which prevents it from being pushed through the plug any farther than just sufficiently to bring theorifice out of' and clear of the inner end of said plug, as shown in Fig. 2. By setting the cap b a little farther out, the movement of the pipe may be limited so as to bring but one-half or less of the orifice c2 clear of the inner end, and thus the iiow from the cask may be regulated as desired.

The central passage, c', has its outer end closed by a suitable plug or screw, f, which may be removed for any desired purpose. Often obstructing substances get into a clog in the passage through spigots. In this device the screw f can be removed, and a wire can be thrust through the passage e and out at theprifice e2, and thus all obstructing substances can be removed.

g is a discharge-pipe suitably attached and arranged to permit the free flow of the uid from the cask to the receiving-vessel. This spout maybe, if so desired, arranged at the point Where the shoulder e4 is formed, and serve as the stop to limit the inward movement of the pipe.

On the outer end of the pipe I fixa suitable hand-wheel, h, by Which the pipe is drawn out of or pushed into the plug. i

The sleeve or ring d presses with an even pressure on all parts of the outer end of Jche packing-ring c. W'hen the packing becomes Worn, the cap I) is turned down tighter onto the head of the sleeve d, and the latter coinpresses the ring c'and packs it tight around the pipe e. Thus the saine packing may be made to last much longer, and the Water-tight joint preserved.

To set the Huid to running, the pipe e is pushed into the Cask until the shoulder c4 comes against the cap b. To stop the flow, the pipe is drawn out until the nut e3 comes against the inner end of the plug a.

Having thus fullyT described my invention, what I claim is-' The combination, with the plug a, provided with a socket, a4, and screw-cap b, ring d, and packing o, of the pipe e, furnished with a nozzle, and having a shoulder or stop, b', and an inletoriice, e2, arranged apart a little more than the length of the plug and cap, and having its inner end extended and provided with an adjustable n ut, c3, arranged distant from the oriice e2 equal to the length of the plug a, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testiinony'that Ielaini the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of April, A. D. 1880.

PATRICK MOTLEY.

Witnesses JAMES BRENNAN, JOHN MURRY. 

